Alamo, Nevada
The Black Mailbox
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
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Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Coolin, Idaho
Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.